HAEFFNER EFFECT IN A BINARY ISOTOPIC DILUTE PLASMA

Authors
ROBSON RE PARANJAPE BV MARCH NH
Citation
Re. Robson et al., HAEFFNER EFFECT IN A BINARY ISOTOPIC DILUTE PLASMA, Plasma physics and controlled fusion, 36(4), 1994, pp. 635-640
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Plasma physics and controlled fusion → ACNP
ISSN journal
07413335
Volume
36
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
635 - 640
Database
ISI
SICI code
0741-3335(1994)36:4<635:HEIABI>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Haeffner discovered that the isotopes of liquid mercury could be separ ated by an electric field, with the lighter isotopes being preferentia lly enriched near the anode. We consider the analogous problem for a g aseous, fully-ionized, binary isotopic plasma and it is demonstrated t hat isotopic separation occurs in the same way, i.e. the lighter isoto pes are preferentially located near the anode. A previous analysis by Frie is discussed.